Dan David Prize
| Dan David Prize | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | outstanding contribution in the fields of science, technology, culture or social welfare |
| Presented by | The Dan David Foundation |
| Country | Israel |
| First awarded | 2002 |
| Official website | http://www.dandavidprize.org |
The Dan David Prize annually awards 3 prizes of $1 million each awarded by the Dan David Foundation and Tel Aviv University to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution in the fields of science, technology, culture or social welfare. There are three prize categories - past, present and future. Prize laureates donate 10 percent of their prize money to outstanding doctoral students and researchers in their own field from around the world.[1]
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[edit] History
The Dan David Foundation was founded in 2000 with a $100 million endowment by Romanian-born international businessman and philanthropist Dan David.[2] The first awards ceremony took place at Tel Aviv University on May 2002. The First Founding Director of the Dan David Prize was Professor Gad Barzilai and the foundation is now chaired by Itamar Rabinovich, former president of Tel Aviv University. In 2007, the ceremony was held at Opéra de Paris. Supporters of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement have pressured prize recipients to forego the Israel-based awards, but no winners have done so as of 2011.
[edit] Laureates
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.dandavidprize.org The Dan David Prize
- ^ "The true worth of Dan David - Haaretz - Israel News". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/923356.html. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ Al Gore - Present 2008 Laureate - Dan David Prize, TAU[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Laureates 2009". Dan David Prize. http://www.dandavidprize.org/index.php/laureates/laureates-2009.html. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Coen brothers win $1m Dan David Prize". BBC News. 16 May 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-13408854. Retrieved 17 May 2011. "The pair were given the Dan David Prize - awarded to people who have made 'an outstanding contribution to humanity' - at Tel Aviv University in Israel."
[edit] External links
http://www.dandavidprize.org - Official Dan David Prize website, including complete list of all laureates by year.
